Abstract
Purpose
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious hip and knee arthroplasty complication. Despite the increased incidence of primary joint replacements, there is no clear guideline for treating PJI in the Chinese mainland yet. We aim to measure the current situation and basis for surgical treatment methods of PJI in major orthopaedic hospitals in the Chinese mainland.
Methods
We conducted a national survey on PJI treatment in Mainland China. Forty-one top arthroplasty centers were included, with 82.9% (34/41) response rate. The data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel version 20.0 and described as numbers and percentages.
Results
For acute infections, prosthesis-preserving procedures (DAIR) are used in all centres. For hip and knee PJI, 20.5% (7/34) and 35% (12/34) of the centres used a one-stage exchange. If applied, this treatment will necessitate the previous patients’ selection for a satisfactory outcome. All centres execute the two-stage exchange. Between phases, the majority of centres implant a cemented spacer. Revisions for infected hips included 21 (4.3%) cases of DAIR, 95 (19.9%) cases of single-stage exchange, 362 (75.2%) cases of two-stage exchange, and 2 (0.007%) cases of hip dissection. Revisions for infected knee comprised 88 (19.0%) cases of DAIR, 48 (10.3%) cases of single-stage exchange, 324 (69.8%) cases of two-stage exchange, and 5 (0.02%) cases of knee fusion.
Conclusions
The centers do not have a uniform PJI standard. Most patients have two-stage revision with a cemented spacer in China. These concepts can help establish treatment guidelines.
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Data availability
The datasets used or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Abbreviations
- PJI:
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Periprosthetic joint infection
- THA:
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Total hip arthroplasty
- TKA:
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Total knee arthroplasty
- PMMA:
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Polymethylmethacrylat
- DAIR:
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Debridement, antibiotics, irrigation, and retention of the prosthesis
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We thank The Chinese Hip/Knee PJI investigation Group: Weiming Liao MD, Wenming Zhang MD, Qin Jiang, Liaobing Chen MD, Jun Xiao MD, Weihua Xu MD, Rui He MD, Yongqing XU MD, Jianlin Zuo MD, Yihe Hu MD, Wanchun Wang MD, Tang Liu MD, Wei Huang MD, Shuqing Tao MD, Qirong Qian MD, Yingzhen Wang MD, Tao Li , Xiaobin Tian MD, Wenbo Wang MD, Qunhua JIN MD, Hong Yuan MD, Xifu Shang MD, Zhanjun Shi MD, Jia Zheng MD, and Jianzhong Xu MD.
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Peng, H., Zhou, Z., Xu, P. et al. Description of surgical treatment methods of hip and knee periprosthetic joint infections in the Chinese mainland: a national multi-centre survey. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 47, 1423–1431 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-023-05796-9
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